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Year 8 Autumn Term Revision Guide

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“ Cleverer and kinder every day”

INTRODUCTION

Year 8 Autumn 2 exam week will commence on

12th November 2018 We want all students to do well and improve their grades to meet or exceed their targets. This booklet gives you an overview of what you will be tested on for each of your subjects. Practice make perfect. I am hoping you will use this booklet to prepare and revise and ensure that you are performing to the best of your ability

Good luck!

Achieving Your Potential

BEHAVIOUR IN EXAMINATIONS

You MUST come prepared with all equipment. 2 black pens 2 sharpened HB pencils 30cm Ruler Clear pencil case

In the examination room you MUST be silent. If there is revision time – revise quietly. Once any

student has started an examination, all students must be completely silent.

There should be silence during the entire

examination, until you leave the examination room.

You must not attempt to communicate with any

other student. This will be viewed as cheating. If you break these rules, your paper will be taken from you and you will be removed from the examination room by a member of On Call

Your parents will be informed.

You will be required to take the paper again after school.

Year 8 Autumn 2 - Assessment

English – Sherlock Holmes

Exam Length

1 hour 15 minutes

Topics to Re-

vise

Stories: The Red-Headed League, A Scandal in Bohemia and The Blue Carbuncle.

Characters – who features in each story and what part they play Plot – What happens in each story, including the crime committed and how

Sherlock unravels the case

Useful Web-sites

http://arkelvinacademy.org/sites/default/files/Year%208%20English%20Revision%20Booklet.pdf

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherlock-Holmes https://owlcation.com/humanities/Plot-Summary-of-the-Blue-Carbuncle

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Plot-Summary-of-a-Scandal-in-Bohemia

https://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-red-headed-league/character/sherlock-holmes/

Revision / In-tervention ses-

sions

In class

Teacher con-tact for Sup-

port

Your class teacher


Exam Length

Maths Core – 60 minutes Consolidation – 30 minutes Extension– 30 minutes

Topics to Re-vise

11) Compare and calculate with negative numbers. 12) Find and use both term-to-term and position-to-term rules to de-scribe sequences. 13) Form and solve linear equations in one unknown.

Useful Web-sites

www.hegartymaths.com

www.corbethmaths.com Also use your exercise/homework book to revise!!

Revision / Intervention

Sessions

In class and any time after school Monday-Wednesday.

Teacher Con-tact for Sup-

port

Respective class teacher

Subject – Science

Exam Length

Biology- 30 minutes Chemistry-30 minutes Physics – 30 minutes

Topics to

Revise

Health and Lifestyle – Nutrients, Food tests, Unhealthy diet, Energy content of Food, Digestive system, Drugs & Alcohol The Periodic Table – Metals & Non-Metals, Groups and Periods, The elements of Group 1, The elements of Group 7, The elements of Group 0 Electricity & Magnetism – Charging up, Circuits and Current, Potential difference, series and parallel circuits, Resistance, Magnets & magnetic fields, Electromagnets, Us-ing electromagnets.

Useful Websites

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/z4kw2hv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxRGahK7B48

Revision / Interven-tion Ses-

sions

Homework help on Fridays in room 2-35 with Mr Thompson

Teacher Contact for Sup-

port

Mr Thompson in Room 2-35 Mr Gordon-Smith Room 2-32 Mrs Clarke Room 2-34 Ms Florence Room 2-33



Subject –Geography

Exam

Length

50 mins

Topics to Re-

vise

Coasts Waves To know coastal processes and how they shape the coast. Constructive and destructive waves To know what mass movement is To describe the different types Erosion types What landforms are formed from erosion? Caves, arches, stacks, stump How are these landforms formed? How does long shore drift work? Why does deposition occur at the coastline? How are spits and bars formed? Coastal management What are the different methods to manage the coastline Coastal management What are the effects and conflicts that arise from management strategies Case study- Lyme Regis coastal management

Useful Websites

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zmwxsbk/revision/2

Revi-sion / Inter-

vention Sessions

In class and any time after school.


port

Mr Hadden Ms Mcmanamon

Year 8

Autumn 2 - Assessment

Subject – History

Exam

Length

50 minutes

Topics to Revise

Divine Rights of Kings The build up to the English Civil War Why Parliament won the English Civil War Charles Execution Oliver Cromwell’s England

Useful Websites

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/tudors_stuarts/charles_i_civil_war/video/

https://ks3historyhelp.weebly.com/the-english-civil-war.html

Revi-sion / In-terventio

n Ses-sions

In class or any time after school


port

Mr O’Flynn

Year 8


Subject – Computer Science

Exam

Length

55 Minutes

Topics to Revise

Netiquette and E-Safety Malware Firewalls and Encryption Cryptography Social Engineering

Useful Websites

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zcmbgk7

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/clips/z2vkwmn

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z9p9kqt/revision/1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/ict/history_impact_ict/esafety/revision/4/


sions

ICT club's lunchtime daily in room 3.11


port

Mr Awofadeju Mr Mohammed Mr Bunton-Cole


Subject – Music

Year 8


Subject – Drama

Exam

Length

The assessment will take place over the double lesson during the assessment week.

Topics to Revise

For this assessment you will be asked to create a piece of dra-ma based upon a stimulus (similar to the work that we have done recently in class). In addition you will develop and per-form in it and techniques such as ‘See, hear and experience’ and ‘What would Sir say?’ will help with this. You will also be asked to produce a short written evaluation during the lesson.

Useful

Websites

The most useful website for you to look at in preparation for this is the Drama section of the BBC Bitesize website. These pages contain lots of helpful tips on creating, performing and evaluating Drama work. The website can be found here https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zsf8wmn/revision/1


sions

In class and any time after school.

Teacher Contact for

Support

Mr Kemp

Year 8


Subject – RE

The Five Pillars

The Five Pillars of Islam are the obligations that Muslims must satisfy to live a good and responsible life and to bring them closer to God. These are:

Shahadah - sincerely reciting the declaration of faith. Salat - performing set prayers five times a day at specific times. This is a con-

stant reminder of the importance of Allah in the life of a Muslim.

Zakat - giving a portion of one's income, usually one fortieth, to help the

poor. This creates a bond between rich and poor and helps Muslims to puri-fy their wealth and keep away from greed. It is usually paid once a year.

Sawm - fasting during the month of Ramadan, for Muslims who have reached

maturity and are in good health. This helps Muslims connect with Allah, and also with those less fortunate than themselves who live with hunger daily.

Hajj - the annual pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah) made during the twelfth

month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims are expected to undertake this pil-grimage at least once in their lifetime, if they are physically able and can afford it.

Teacher Con-tact for Sup-

port

Your Teacher

Mind Map

Tree Map

Double Bubble Map

Brace Map

Revision Timetable

Time

Monday

Tuesday

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ednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

8:00

9:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

1:00

2:00

3:00

4:00

5:00

6:00

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

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